All Topics  
Syrian Turkmen

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Syrian Turkmen
 
 
  Topics Syrian Turkmen Topic Home

Syrian Turkmen (Syrian Turks or Turks in Syria) are Syrian
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
 citizens of Oghuz Turkish
Oghuz Turks

The Oghuz were a group of loosely linked nomadic Turkic peoples. In the ninth century the Oghuz Turks from the Aral steppes drove the Pechenegs of the Emba region and the Ural River toward the west....
 descent, who had been living in the Syrian province of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
 before its dissolution and continue to live in the modern country of Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
. The estimates of the number of Turkmens, living in Syria is unknown. The major cities with notable Turkmen populations are Latakia
Latakia

Latakia or Latakiyah is the principal port city of Syria, capital of the Latakia Governorate. Its population is 554,000....
, Hama
Hama

Hama is a city on the banks of the Orontes river in central Syria north of Damascus. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. It is the location of the historical city Hamath....
 and Homs
Homs

Hims Hims did not emerge into the light of history until the 1st century BCE at the time of Seleucids. It later became the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Royal Family of Emesa who gave the city its name....
. The language spoken by the Turkmen of Syria is close to southern Azarbaijani.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Syrian Turkmen'
Start a new discussion about 'Syrian Turkmen'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Syrian Turkmen (Syrian Turks or Turks in Syria) are Syrian
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
 citizens of Oghuz Turkish
Oghuz Turks

The Oghuz were a group of loosely linked nomadic Turkic peoples. In the ninth century the Oghuz Turks from the Aral steppes drove the Pechenegs of the Emba region and the Ural River toward the west....
 descent, who had been living in the Syrian province of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
 before its dissolution and continue to live in the modern country of Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
. The estimates of the number of Turkmens, living in Syria is unknown. The major cities with notable Turkmen populations are Latakia
Latakia

Latakia or Latakiyah is the principal port city of Syria, capital of the Latakia Governorate. Its population is 554,000....
, Hama
Hama

Hama is a city on the banks of the Orontes river in central Syria north of Damascus. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. It is the location of the historical city Hamath....
 and Homs
Homs

Hims Hims did not emerge into the light of history until the 1st century BCE at the time of Seleucids. It later became the capital of a kingdom ruled by the Royal Family of Emesa who gave the city its name....
. The language spoken by the Turkmen of Syria is close to southern Azarbaijani. . However, a high number of Turkmen integrated into the mainstream Syrian society adopt Arabic as their primary language.

History

In the late 11th century, Syria was conquered first by the Seljuk Turks and then by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I
Selim I

Selim I also known as "the Grim" or "the Brave", or the best translation "the Stern", Yavuz in Turkish language, the long name is Yavuz Sultan Selim; October 10 1465/1466/1470 September 22, 1520) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520....
 in 1516 after defeating the Mamlukes at the Battle of Marj Dabiq
Battle of Marj Dabiq

The battle of Marj Dabiq was a decisive military clash in History of the Middle East, fought on 24 August 1516, 44 km north of Halab, Syria....
 near Aleppo
Aleppo

Aleppo is a city in northern Syria, capital of the Aleppo Governorate; the Governorate extends around the city for over 16,000 km? and has a population of 4,393,000, making it the largest Governorate in Syria by population....
 in northern Syria.

Notable Turks in Syria

  • Yusuf al-Azma
  • Taqi al-Din
    Taqi al-Din

    Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf al-Shami al-Asadi was a major Ottoman Turks or Arab Muslim polymath: a Islamic science, Islamic astronomy and Islamic astrology, Timeline of Muslim scientists and engineers and Inventions in the Muslim world, clockmaker and watchmaker, Islamic physics and Islamic mathematics, Muslim Agricultural Revolution, I...
  • Nizar Qabbani
    Nizar Qabbani

    Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani was a Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher. His poetic style combines simplicity and elegance in exploring themes of love, eroticism, feminism, religion, and Arab nationalism....
  • Suleyman Shah
    Suleyman Shah

    Suleyman Shah , . The son of Kutalmis was father of Ertugrul, who was, in turn, the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire. His other son was Saru Yati, the father of Bay Hodja....


Gallery

File:Altakiyyah alsulaymaniyah.JPG|Tekkiye Mosque
Tekkiye Mosque

The Tekkiye Mosque is a mosque complex in Damascus, Syria, located on the banks of the Barada River. The complex is composed of a large mosque on the southwest side of a courtyard, flanked by a single line of arcaded cells, and a soup kitchen across the courtyard to the northwest, flanked by hospice buildings....
, built on the orders of Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman the Magnificent

Suleiman I, His Imperial Majesty , was the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1520 to his death in 1566. He is known in Western world as Suleiman the Magnificent and in Eastern world, as the Lawgiver , for his complete reconstruction of the Ottoman legal system....
 File:Khaled-binwalid-mosque4.jpg|Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque

The Khaled ibn al-Walid Mosque is a mosque in Hims, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square. It is of recent construction compared to the city's major mosques, built by the Ottoman Empires around 1908....
, an example of Ottoman architecture File:Image-D) Dervish, Syrian Peasant, Young Druse Woman, Karvass (Police Officer) in Damascus.jpg|Ottoman-Syrian dress in the 19th century File:Suleymansahturbesi3.jpg|Caber Kalesi
Caber Kalesi

Caber Kalesi was a historical castle considered as a territory of Turkey within today's Syrian borders. The tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of Osman I the founder of the Ottoman Empire, was placed within the castle....
, in accordance with Article 9 of the Treaty of Ankara (1921)
Treaty of Ankara (1921)

The Treaty of Ankara was signed on October 20, 1921 between France and Turkish revolutionaries of Turkey. The signatories were French diplomat Henri Franklin-Bouillon and the foreign minister, Yusuf Kemal Bey....
, the castle has been considered Turkish territory. File:Khaled-binwalid-mosque.jpg|Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque

The Khaled ibn al-Walid Mosque is a mosque in Hims, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square. It is of recent construction compared to the city's major mosques, built by the Ottoman Empires around 1908....
 northern entrance. File:Khaled-binwalid-mosque-insidejpg.jpg|Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque

The Khaled ibn al-Walid Mosque is a mosque in Hims, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square. It is of recent construction compared to the city's major mosques, built by the Ottoman Empires around 1908....
. The courtyard. File:Khaled Ebn El-Walid Mosque3.jpg|Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque
Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque

The Khaled ibn al-Walid Mosque is a mosque in Hims, Syria, located in a park along Hama Street in ash-Shuhada Square. It is of recent construction compared to the city's major mosques, built by the Ottoman Empires around 1908....
 File:Damascus Khan asad Pacha.JPG|Interior view of Khan As'ad Pasha
Khan As'ad Pasha

Khan As'ad Pasha is the largest caravansary in the Old City of Damascus, covering an area of 2,500 square meters. Situated along Al-Buzuriyah Souq, it was built and named after As'ad Pasha al-Azem, the governor of Damascus, in 1751-52....

See also

  • Iraqi Turkmen
    Iraqi Turkmen

    The Iraqi Turkmens or Iraqi Turks are a distinct Turkic peoples ethnic group living mostly in northern Iraq, notably in the cities of Kirkuk, Arbil, Tal Afar, and Mosul....
  • Oghuz Turks
    Oghuz Turks

    The Oghuz were a group of loosely linked nomadic Turkic peoples. In the ninth century the Oghuz Turks from the Aral steppes drove the Pechenegs of the Emba region and the Ural River toward the west....
  • Hatay Province
    Hatay Province

    Hatay is a Provinces of Turkey of southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast, with Syria to the south and east....
  • Sinan Pasha Mosque
    Sinan Pasha Mosque

    The Sinan Pasha Mosque is an early Ottoman-era mosque in Damascus, Syria, located along Suq Sinaniyya Street....
  • Darwish Pasha Mosque
    Darwish Pasha Mosque

    The Darwish Pasha Mosque is an early Ottoman-era mosque in Damascus, Syria, located along the Street Called Straight. The mosque was erected in 1574 by the Ottoman governor of Damascus Darwish Pasha....
  • Mosul
    Mosul

    Mosul is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some 400 km northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial areas on both banks, with five bridges linkin...